Political Parties in the Digital Age : The Impact of New Technologies in Politics.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- New Technologies: Helping Political Parties and the Democratic Processes or Threatening Them? -- Part I: The Integration of Technological Innovations in the Practices of Parties and Citizens -- Innovations in Information Technology in American Party Politics Since 1960 -- Internet, Social Media Use and Political Participation in the 2013 Parliamentary Election in Germany -- Part II: The Consequences of New Technologies on Activism -- The Decline of Activism in Political Parties: Adaptation Strategies and New Technologies -- Party Activists and Partisan Communication in Quebec -- Part III: The New Role Played by Social Networks -- Changing Communications? Political Parties and Web 2.0 in the 2011 New Zealand General Election -- Social Media and American Presidential Campaigns: The Dark Side of the Electoral Process -- Part IV: The Resilience of the Printed Press in the United Kingdom -- The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) and the British Press: Integration, Immigration and Integrity -- Part V: New Technologies and Leadership Evolution -- Political parties and the Internet: changes in society, changing politics - the case of the Parti Québécois -- Political communication, electronic media and social networks in France -- Index of Proper Nouns.

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